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Jun 6, 20222 min read

Pfizer covid-19 vaccine available for 5-11 from Saturday

Guyana today received 52,800 doses of the covid-19 Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11 from the government of Spain and the...

May 12, 20221 min read

GPHC still facing staff shortage

International Nurses’ Day is being observed this year under the theme: "Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in Nursing and respect rights to...

May 9, 20222 min read

Guyana to establish first ‘Hepatitis C’ Clinic in the Caribbean

The National Care and Treatment Centre will soon be housing the first Hepatitis C clinic to be established in the Caribbean, as the...

Apr 19, 20222 min read

COVID numbers might look artificially low with low testing numbers - Health Minister

Schools' re-opening could see improved vaccination numbers. Reduced testing and vaccine hesitancy continue to be issues of concern for...

Apr 14, 20221 min read

Mental Health Bill tabled in the National Assembly

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday tabled the Mental Health Bill of 2022 in the National Assembly. This bill is intended to...

Apr 13, 20222 min read

Health Minister says COVID restrictions could return

- Depending on the impact the new wave of the virus has on Guyana. Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Carissa...

Apr 11, 20222 min read

VP promises to look into the shortcomings of Skeldon Hospital

Health Minister to engage residents and Hospital staff on issues Residents of Linepath, Berbice on Monday raised several concerns they...

Apr 7, 20221 min read

Health Ministry receives the last tranche of medical equipment to fight against COVID

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday received the final pieces of equipment that were procured from a US$4.6M initiative made...

Apr 5, 20221 min read

Health Ministry struggling to get people vaccinated now – Dr Anthony

Although the Government had removed almost all of the COVID-19 restrictions, persons were encouraged to get vaccinated against the...

Mar 29, 20222 min read

Family in dire need of funds for 9-year-old's ‘life-saving’ heart transplant

Nine-year-old Dilon Edwards from Linden Region Ten was born with a heart condition and at the age of six, his heart began becoming...

Mar 29, 20221 min read

Decrease in COVID-19 testing & vaccination could be 'problematic' - Dr Anthony

The Government in early March removed most of the COVID-19 restrictions to allow for the safe re-opening of the country. However,...

Mar 25, 20221 min read

Distribution of Dialysis cheques to commence next week - Dr. Anthony

The Ministry of Health has opened registration for dialysis patients to receive the support of $600,000 to offset the costs of their...

Mar 24, 20222 min read

HIV, COVID, chronic non-communicable diseases pose challenge to TB fight - Health Minister

On March 24, Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing World Tuberculosis Day under the theme "Invest to END TB Save Lives."...

Mar 24, 20221 min read

Guyana will soon be capable of detecting COVID-19 variants

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday said the ministry is partnering with a team from Harvard University to sequence the...

Mar 23, 20221 min read

10,098 persons under the age of 19 were infected with COVID-19

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has revealed that since the coronavirus pandemic started in Guyana, 4,647 males and 5,431 females...

Mar 22, 20222 min read

'Persons now have an individual responsibility to practise caution'

- In light of COVID-19, Health Minister says. President Dr Irfaan Ali on March 14 last signed an order that officially removed most of...

Mar 22, 20221 min read

Health Ministry to pilot ‘Snap on spectacles’ in remote areas to improve access to eye care services

The Ministry of Health is working along with a group of persons from Hopkinson University to pilot a Community Ophthalmology Programme in...

Mar 18, 20222 min read

School Welfare Officers receive training in responding to student’s psychosocial needs

The COVID-19 pandemic for two years had put the education sector in a challenging position as students as well as teachers could not...

Mar 16, 20222 min read

Removal of COVID restrictions ‘a good thing’ for the economy – Private Sector Commission

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has welcomed the Government’s decision to remove all the COVID-19 measures that were in place. ...

Mar 16, 20222 min read

Health Ministry to develop Individualised Regional Health Care plan to streamline services

For several years, the Ministry of Health has been governing the operations of Regional primary health care facilities with the...